Mister Defense Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Great seeing the Bills in game action again last night and mostly encouraging signs, I think. But this was the worst quality broadcast I have ever seen in a Bills game--ever, even the preseason. First and foremost, the sound was horrendous. You could not hear a great deal of what the announcers said as they were drowned out by the crowd and other noises. They were often just a sound like all the other game sounds and you had to sift through it to somehow get the gist. (I tried all combos of sound options available on my tv, but to no avail.) I was sure that this would be noticed by the producer and immediately corrected. Instead, it was corrected in the middle of the 4th quarter!, after we had missed a lot of what Jim Kelly said that quarter. And almost equally poor was the lack of replays. Big plays, bad plays, penalties...we expect to see these again throughout the game, have come to rely on these as viewers. But they completely dropped the ball time and time again. What happened on that play? I found myself saying so often, but very seldom a replay. (In the process of getting an upgrade on cable equipment that may have made this aspect of the broadcast less of a problem, but not there yet.) So, they dropped the ball, big time, on two essential elements of an NFL broadcast. How can this be? I wonder if they realize it now and if it will it be corrected by the next game. So, did anyone else feel the same way? We wait all year to see the Bills in game action again, so disappointing that these things happened--and more important, that they continued throughout the game. Inexplicable that these errors were not discovered and then fixed during the game. This is the NFL, not a high school broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I agree that the broadcast was lousy last night. There weren't very many replays and you had to wait until the next play started to see if a penalty was against the offense or defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Funny thing is - the Carolina version of the broadcast made the Buffalo one look like classic MNF or Summeral/Madden. They were helpless. http://t.co/IHSiFq1Hz4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Defense Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Funny thing is - the Carolina version of the broadcast made the Buffalo one look like classic MNF or Summeral/Madden. They were helpless. http://t.co/IHSiFq1Hz4 Wow, hard to imagine another NFL production being as bad as the Bills last night, with the basics just ignored. It was as if no one on the production team was watching what the viewers were. It seems like broadcasting 101--to watch it as the viewers do to make sure everything is working well. I want to know if the Bills are responsible or a tv station for preseason broadcasts. Who produces these preseason games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Even though the production was bad last night, I would watch that any day compared to a Redskins preseason game broadcast. Joe Theismann is absolutely brutal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Most preseason games are like this....only locally produced and this is what you get. Tasker and the other guy with him were awful. Amazing Tasker lasted on CBS as long as he did. Edited August 15, 2015 by nucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Even though the production was bad last night, I would watch that any day compared to a Redskins preseason game broadcast. Joe Theismann is absolutely brutal!!I hates him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Defense Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Most preseason games are like this....only locally produced and this is what you get. Tasker and the other guy with him were awful. Amazing Tasker lasted on CBS as long as he did. Nope. I have never seen a Bills pre season broadcast where the sound was like this or where they dropped the ball on replay like this. I have been watching these games for about 30 years. Not an excuse that it is locally produced, as Buffalo is not a small rural town, but a big city. And the Bills are over a billion dollar business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 It was bad. The lack of replays was ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 My fav was, "Interception!"...oh wait, catch by Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The guy doing pbp must be somebody's nephew or godson. I've heard better quality broadcasting from college kids. Barely knew the roster and was only slightly aware of camp news (ie "Dan Carpenter is getting the night off"). Not to mention him screaming "INTERCEPTED!" when the Panthers were on offense and a Panthers player clearly made a catch on a back-shoulder throw. Also, you shouldn't bleat like a love-struck girl on a one-yard screen pass completion in the first quarter of the first preseason game. Or ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I want to know if the Bills are responsible or a tv station for preseason broadcasts. Who produces these preseason games? I'm pretty sure it's the local TV stations - which is why they are so bad The guy doing pbp must be somebody's nephew or godson. I've heard better quality broadcasting from college kids. Barely knew the roster and was only slightly aware of camp news (ie "Dan Carpenter is getting the night off"). Not to mention him screaming "INTERCEPTED!" when the Panthers were on offense and a Panthers player clearly made a catch on a back-shoulder throw. Also, you shouldn't bleat like a love-struck girl on a one-yard screen pass completion in the first quarter of the first preseason game. Or ever. Yeah - Mike Stone - he was terrible - and somehow he's the upgrade from Ray Bentley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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